SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING A LOGIC CIRCUIT SIMULATION TO A NETWORK
A system and method for connecting a running logic circuit simulation to a network running at a higher speed that includes a computer for receiving data packets from the network and storing the received data packets in a first buffer. The computer next transmits the received data packets to an electronic circuit in the logic circuit simulation at a slower speed. The computer also receives data packets from the electronic device under simulation, and stores the data packets received from the electronic device under simulation in a second buffer. The computer then transmits the data packets received from the electronic device under simulation to the network at a higher speed.
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25 . A method for simulating an electronic device that interacts with a network, the simulation being carried out by a program executing in a host computer, the simulation includes simulating the electronic device's interaction with the network, the method comprising executing instructions on the host computer for:
(a) receiving data packets designating the electronic device as recipient from the network through a network interface; and
(b) transmitting the data packets to the simulation through a software interface to provide data packets for simulating the electronic device's interaction with the network.
26 . The method of claim 25 , the instructions further comprising instructions for storing the data packets received from the network in a buffer allocated in the memory of the host computer.
27 . The method of claim 26 , the instructions further comprising instructions for changing the size of the buffer at run time.
28 . The method of claim 26 , the instructions further comprising instructions to cause to be discarded packets of data when the buffer is full.
29 . The method of claim 26 , the instructions further comprising instructions for keeping a record of the data packets received from the network.
30 . The method of claim 29 , the instructions further comprising instructions for displaying the record.
31 . The method of claim 29 , the instructions further comprising instructions for storing the record in a file.
32 . The method of claim 25 , the instructions further comprising instructions for recording the throughput of the data packets.
33 . The method of claim 25 , the instructions further comprising instructions for modifying the packets to make the packets suitable for receipt by the simulation.
34 . The method of claim 33 , wherein modifying includes removing a preamble from a data packet.
35 . The method of claim 25 , wherein the instructions for receiving data packets from the network, and the instructions for transmitting the data packets to the simulation are executed in a single thread.
36 . The method of claim 25 , wherein the instructions for receiving data packets from the network is executed in a first thread, and the instructions for transmitting the data packets to the simulation is executed in a second thread.
37 . A method for simulating an electronic device that interacts with a network, the simulation of the electronic device being carried out by a program executing in a host computer, the simulation including simulating the electronic device's interaction with the network, the method comprising executing on the host computer instructions for:
(a) receiving data packets designating the electronic device as a source through a software interface from the simulation of the electronic device's interaction with the network; and
(b) transmitting the data packets to the network through a network interface.
38 . The method of claim 37 , the instructions further comprising instructions for storing the data packets received from the simulation in a buffer allocated in the memory of the host computer.
39 . The method of claim 38 , the instructions further comprising instructions for changing the size of the buffer at run time.
40 . The method of claim 38 , the instructions further comprising instructions to cause to be discarded packets of data when the buffer is full.
41 . The method of claim 37 , the instructions further comprising instruction for keeping a record of the data packets received from the simulation.
42 . The method of claim 41 , the instructions further comprising instructions for displaying the record.
43 . The method of claim 41 , the instructions further comprising instructions for storing the record in a file.
44 . The method of claim 37 , the instructions further comprising instructions for recording the throughput of the data packets.
45 . The method of claim 37 , the instructions further comprising instructions for modifying the data packets to make the packets suitable for receipt by the network.
46 . The method of claim 45 , wherein modifying includes inserting a preamble in a data packet.
47 . The method of claim 37 , wherein the instructions for receiving data packets from the simulation and the instructions for transmitting the data packets received from the simulation to the network are executed in a single thread.
48 . The method of claim 37 , wherein the receiving data packets from the simulation is executed in a first thread and the transmitting the data packets to the network is executed in a second thread.
49 . A computer-readable medium for use in a simulation of an electronic device, wherein the simulation is to be carried out by a program executing in a host computer, and wherein the simulation of the electronic device includes simulating the electronic device's interaction with the network; the computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions to be executed on the host computer for:
(a) receiving data packets designating the electronic device as a recipient from the network through a network interface; and
(b) transmitting the data packets to the simulation through a software interface to provide data packets for simulating the electronic device's interaction with the network.
50 . The computer-readable medium of claim 49 , further comprising computer instructions for storing the data packets received from the network in a buffer allocated in the memory of the host computer.
51 . The computer-readable medium of claim 50 , further comprising computer-executable instructions for changing the size of the buffer at run time.
52 . The computer-readable of medium claim 50 , further comprising computer-executable instructions for discarding packets of data when the buffer is full.
53 . The computer-readable medium of claim 49 , further comprising computer instructions for keeping a record of the data packets.
54 . The computer-readable medium of claim 53 , further comprising computer-executable instructions for displaying the record.
55 . The computer-readable medium of claim 53 , further comprising computer-executable instructions for storing the record in the storage medium.
56 . The computer-readable medium of claim 49 , further comprising computer-executable instructions for recording the throughput of the data packets.
57 . The computer-readable medium of claim 49 , further comprising computer-executable instructions for modifying the data packets for receipt by the simulation.
58 . The computer-readable medium of claim 57 , wherein the computer-executable instructions for modifying includes computer-executable instructions for removing a preamble from a data packet.
59 . A computer-readable medium for use in a simulation of an electronic device, wherein the simulation is to be carried out by a program executing in a host computer, and wherein the simulation of the electronic device includes simulating the electronic device's interaction with the network; the computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions to be executed on the host computer for:
(a) receiving data packets designating the electronic device as a source through a software interface from the simulation of the electronic device's interaction with the network; and
(b) transmitting the data packets received from the simulation to the network through a network interface.
60 . The computer-readable medium of claim 59 , further comprising computer-executable instructions for storing the data packets received from the simulation in a buffer allocated in the memory of the host computer.
61 . The computer-readable medium of claim 60 , further comprising computer-executable instructions for changing the size of the buffer at run time.
62 . The computer-readable medium of claim 60 , further comprising computer-executable instructions for discarding packets of data when the buffer is full.
63 . The computer-readable medium of claim 59 , further comprising computer-executable instructions for keeping a record of the data packets.
64 . The computer-readable medium of claim 63 , further comprising computer-executable instructions for displaying the record.
65 . The computer-readable medium of claim 63 , further comprising computer-executable instructions for storing the record in the storage medium.
66 . The computer-readable medium of claim 59 , further comprising computer-executable instructions for recording the throughput of the data packets.
67 . The computer-readable medium of claim 59 , further comprising computer-executable instructions for modifying the data packets to make the packets suitable for receipt by the network.
68 . The computer-readable medium of claim 67 , wherein computer-executable instructions for modifying includes computer-executable instructions for inserting a preamble in a data packet.